Wondering which tools in your kitchen need a refresh? Odds are this one could be replaced, according to Ina Garten.
Maria Yagoda is a senior editor at Food & Wine, where she has worked for five years, specializing in restaurant and travel coverage., I tend to make big purchases, and then never consider replacing them for the rest of my days. Many smaller tools that clutter my drawers, liketold me that you should probably replace your zesters and vegetable peelers every year, I was scandalized.
"Vegetable peelers get rusty, they get dull, and they're very cheap, so you can just throw them out and buy new ones," Garten said. "Every once in a while I do that."associate food editor Kelsey Youngman and senior editor Mary-Frances Heck to ask them: Do I really have to replace my dull, rust-ravaged peeler? The short answer: yes.
"Once the blade goes, you're better off with a new sharp peeler," said Youngman. "In terms of wasting as little as possible, keep your peeler clean, dry, and safely stored, and it'll last as long as possible before needing to be replaced.""I like the y-shaped ones. They offer the easiest grip for my hands, so they're the most efficient for me," said Youngman.
However, buying new peelers every year isn't the only way to keep your peelers sharp. You could also, well, keep your peelers sharp. Below, watch Heck demonstrate how to sharpen a peeler using a honing steel.
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